Past Events

Join the return of the Petrie Memorial Lecture, which started in 2000, hosted by the Friends of the Petrie Museum with Prof Peter J. Brand. Start time: 18:30 (UK time)

Following EA 66, Lisa Randisi discusses items in the liminal space between object and archive within the Petrie Museum of Egyptian and Sudanese Archaeology. Start time: 13:00 (UK) / 15:00 (Egypt)

Discover how ancient Egyptians used their script–and how writing began around the world, through a tour around the British Museum and creative workshop to recreate ancient writing at the Honey & Co. Studio. Start time: 13:00 (UK)

RESCHEDULED DATE. Monica Hanna discusses the need to critically reassess Egyptology, through decolonisation, broader focus, and ethical and sustainable practices. Start time: 18:00 (UK) / 20:00 (Egypt)

Read the autobiography of Ahmose, son of Ebana, as written on the walls of his tomb in El-Kab with Joseph Clayton on two Saturday afternoons. Start time: 11:00 (UK) / 13:00 (Egypt)

Our Study Day will explore four Capital Cities in the Egyptian Delta, exploring shifting political power, urban development, and cultural identity over five centuries of ancient history. Start time: 13:00 (UK).

Anna Stevens introduces how the Amarna Project are incorporating climate perspectives into their research with respect to mudbrick heritage. Start time: 13:00 (UK) / 15:00 (Egypt)

Learn the truth behind Amelia’s early life and hear a broader context to the founding of British Egyptology with Carl Graves. Start time - 18:00 (UK) / 20:00 (Egypt)

Join us for a special launch event for the next volume in our Spotlight Series at Bolton Museum. Start time: 18:00 (UK)

Eva Lange-Athinodorou presents the environmental change-driven evolution of cities from the Old Kingdom to the First Intermediate Period. Start time: 13:00 (UK) / 15:00 (Egypt)